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Safety circuit of automatic transmission control system

US4363973A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 22, 1981
Grant dateDec 14, 1982
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H2061/1284
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A safety circuit in an automatic transmission control system having a comparator producing a transmission shifting control signal wherein upon comparing a vehicular velocity responsive signal and a throttle opening responsive signal, the safety circuit comprises: PA1 a comparator whose inverting input terminal is supplied with the vehicular velocity responsive signal through a capacitor and whose non-inverting input terminal is supplied with a constant voltage signal which is lower than the inverting terminal signal at normal state, the comparator detecting the difference between the two input voltages; PA1 a transistor circuit for connecting to ground said transmission shifting control signal; and PA1 a latching circuit for latching the output signal of the transistor circuit, PA1 whereby an abrupt loss of the vehicluar velocity responsive signal is detected.

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